Larry A. Wells
September 23, 1954 — January 5, 2022
Larry A. Wells, 67, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at his home. A visitation will be held from 4 – 5 p.m. on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at Noelridge Christian Church, 7111 C Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A Celebration of Life will immediately follow at the church from 5 – 6 p.m. Fellowship will follow the celebration until 7 p.m. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family.
Larry was born September 23, 1954, in California, the son of Raymond and Lillian (Stainbrook) Wells. He married Dianne Downing. Larry worked as a carpenter for the Local Carpenters Union 308 in Cedar Rapids. He was a member of Noelridge Christian Church. Larry enjoyed fishing, mushroom hunting, model railroading, playing his drums, and building things. He was a Miami Dolphins and Iowa Hawkeyes football fan. Larry loved playing games with his grandkids and spending time with his family.
Survivors include his daughter Nichole, and her children, Lucas, Travon, Janae, and Mariah, daughter Lisa Strawn and her children, David and Jayden Shuman, all of Cedar Rapids, daughter Katrina (Jason) Lowder, and their children, Aubreanna and Jaylene, all of Coggon, daughter Miranda (Nate) Stahr, and their children, Olivia, Logan, and Zaleah, all of Cedar Rapids; four great-grandchildren; and siblings, Gary (Bonnie) Raymond Wells of Missouri, and Katrina “Kitty” (David) Rai Freed of Newark, Delaware.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dianne Wells in 2014; parents, Raymond and Lillian Wells; and a sister in infancy, Sherry Wells.
Larry was born September 23, 1954, in California, the son of Raymond and Lillian (Stainbrook) Wells. He married Dianne Downing. Larry worked as a carpenter for the Local Carpenters Union 308 in Cedar Rapids. He was a member of Noelridge Christian Church. Larry enjoyed fishing, mushroom hunting, model railroading, playing his drums, and building things. He was a Miami Dolphins and Iowa Hawkeyes football fan. Larry loved playing games with his grandkids and spending time with his family.
Survivors include his daughter Nichole, and her children, Lucas, Travon, Janae, and Mariah, daughter Lisa Strawn and her children, David and Jayden Shuman, all of Cedar Rapids, daughter Katrina (Jason) Lowder, and their children, Aubreanna and Jaylene, all of Coggon, daughter Miranda (Nate) Stahr, and their children, Olivia, Logan, and Zaleah, all of Cedar Rapids; four great-grandchildren; and siblings, Gary (Bonnie) Raymond Wells of Missouri, and Katrina “Kitty” (David) Rai Freed of Newark, Delaware.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dianne Wells in 2014; parents, Raymond and Lillian Wells; and a sister in infancy, Sherry Wells.
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